I was banded in July 2009 was 251 lbs on the day of surgery. I am now at 167 lbs and would like to get at least 15 more pounds off. I am 5'4 and wearing a size 10 but still do not like my body's shape yet. It is like pulling teeth to get those pounds off. I have a total gym and work out every night at least an hour. I eat good 99% of the time, Water I am a hit and miss on some days I drink it all some days and some I can't make myself do it. Anyone have some tips for the last 15 lbs. By weight charts I should be even smaller than the 150 lbs I want to be but I do not see it ever happening. I get no help from my Dr as he says I far surpassed what the surgery promises Any tips??

Cheri

Sorry, I'm so new to this so I don't yet have any advice but I just wanted to congradulate you on how far you have come. Amazing success! I hope you are able to get some tips on those last 15. Good luck

That's great your working out- that would have been my first piece of advice. You might want to change up what your doing. Muscles get used to the same excersise routine. Are you doing cardio? If not, I would start for sure- it burns lots of calories and increases your metabolism. You might also want to try varying your calories from day to day. That is- one day eat 1200 another 900 another 1400. It is suppossed to keep your body guessing about how many calories it will get on any given day. Congrats on the weight you've lost already- try to be patient with that last 15. It will happen. You are doing great!

I have my last 21 pounds to go, and it has been so hard. It's like my body is stuck and it isn't budging. I've even tried liquids for a couple of days then back to mushies, then solids but that didn't even work. I exercise regularly too and even change that up but nothing seems to work. I would love more advise on what to do too. I just keep getting told not to give up because eventually it will come off. So you are not alone! We all need to stick together.

I am there too. I have not lost any weight in over a month. This is the first time during this journey that the weight just refuses to come off. I went in for another fill hoping to jump start things again, but that was ten days ago and so far nothing. I just want to get this last 15 pounds off!

Thanks everyone! I work out on the Total Gym probably should do some cardio and see if that helps. Also varying the calories is a good idea too. It is coming off one way or the other!!!

Cheri

I'm struggling with the end too, but I'd suggest cutting out some carbs and running, if you can stand it!

Crod;

A few things come to mind.

First, congrats on your success. MANY Band Patients do not make it to those last 15.

You have done very, very well.

First, you said you exercise, but you did not specify what KIND of exercise you do. In a later post you agreed that you should start doing cardio. If you have not been doing much or any cardio up to this point, then you really have not been working out. Cardio is KEY to losing weight. You should spend most of the hour you dedicate to exercise on cardio, with your pulse in the correct range. That might be all you need to shed those pounds.

Also, you said that you ate correctly %99 percent of the time, but you did not specify what exactly that means. To many people on this forum, "eating correctly" means having only ONE Snickers instead of 3.

I have stated many times on this forum that it is the constant, small decisions we make in what we eat that will determine whether or not we are totally successful. I seem to continually get into arguments here with people on the subject of alcohol. I won't open that debate here, but in fact those couple of glasses of wine that many people have at dinner or bedtime might be inhibiting their weight loss. I saw a post recently where one member (LeighaMason, I believe) had difficulty losing her last 10 or 15 pounds. When she cut out her glass of wine, the weight came off. It is NOT always a matter of Calories in/calories burned…..different types of food have different effects on your METABOLISM. Alcohol is one of them. I am not suggesting that this is your problem, but I would encourage you to take a serious look at what you are consuming.

Culturally, we are very conditioned to think that certain things are "good" for us, when in fact they are ONLY good for the people who SELL them. Milk, for instance, is one of those foods. We are the only creatures on earth who continue to consume milk after we have been weaned from our Mothers, and with all of the hormones and drugs that the dairy animals are given to promote growth (and profits), there is a good possibility the Milk we consume can be, in fact be having a detrimental effect on us. Most of the positive nutrients in Milk are destroyed during the homogenization process, so you're not getting much nutrition from your Milk, but you ARE getting some fat, calories, and other things that are NOT desirable. You can get all the Calcium you need from a small serving of vegetables.

So, I would encourage to you take a close look at what you are eating. There might be some things that you can change that will make a difference. You have done very well, so you must be eating fairly well.

I suspect, though, that adding in as much cardio as possible in the exercise program will be of great benefit, in a number of ways. Cardio is tough to get going on, but after you have done it for a while, you will begin to look forward to it.

Best of luck; keep us posted!

S.

Great posts Spartan! Thanks for taking time to give me your advice. I do my work out on the total gym so it is not cardio. I do workout every night about 1 to 1½ hours but it is all on the total gym not cardio. I have some DVD's that I am going to get started on this week. They are all cardio, I think that will help me greatly.

I do not drink milk my Surgeon recommended that I stayed away from it, no problem as I do not like it anyway. I do eat Carbwise yogurt though. My downfall is vegetables I can barely stand any of them except the ones that are not good for you.. I have thought about getting a juicer and eat my protien and drink my veggies and they would be fresh that way. Would that work? I am not worried about hunger as I lost my hunger months ago except head hunger at night.

I know I do not need a fill as I had to have a small unfill several month ago after being too tight for about 6 month. It did not change much except all of my food stays down now. I am going to really try to add more veggies and do some cardio and I may have my answer. I do not drink any alcohol nor have I for about 25 years. I also try to stay away from cheese and nuts. I know everyone eats them but my surgeon told me not to as they will hinder weightloss in some people and I do not miss those 2 things.

Thanks so much for you help. I will let you know when those pounds start dropping. I think the cardio is really going to work. Such a simple answer!

Cheri